2 more people charged for trafficking drugs in northern Manitoba
Posted January 8, 2026 4:27 pm.
Manitoba RCMP say two more people have been taken into custody in connection with a drug trafficking operation on the Bunibonibee Cree Nation.
In December, RCMP charged 23 people and said four were still wanted after launching an investigation in June after several violent incidents in the community, which included an arson that destroyed the community’s band office.
Through their investigation, RCMP learned that a criminal organization was arranging the shipment, processing, packaging, and transportation of drugs into Bunibonibee Cree Nation. Those drugs included cocaine, oxycodone, fentanyl, and carfentanil.
Mounties were able to take 22-year-old Shaylee Grieves into custody on Dec. 28. Grieves was wanted on an outstanding warrant and charged with conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance, trafficking a controlled substance, and unauthorized possession of a firearm.
On Jan. 3, Mounties also took 37-year-old Gordon Hurt Jr. into custody. Hurt was charged with conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance and trafficking a controlled substance. Both suspects are from the Bunibonibee Cree Nation. Both remain in custody.
As of Jan. 8, RCMP say that 27 people have been charged, and warrants are still outstanding for two people — 33-year-old Carly Beardy and 34-year-old Brittney Robinson. Both are from the Bunibonibee Cree Nation and face charges of conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance and trafficking a controlled substance.
